# Pope Leo meets abuse survivors, vows Church reform

https://mins.news/en/video/76592

- Reuters, 2026-09-28 05:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sPbHk7YlSU

> Pope Leo spent two hours meeting seven survivors of clerical abuse in France and pledged to reform the Church. One survivor said the encounter led him to attend Mass for the first time in 65 years.

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